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Jul 31
2023

Scientists Discover a New, Unexpected Way That Cancer Cells Spread

One of the challenges in treating cancer is stopping it from metastasizing, and a new study reveals one of the fundamental mechanisms through which this happens. Now we know about this mechanism, perhaps we can stop it.

Key to this newly discovered process is GRP78, and it’s what’s known as a chaperone protein. It’s a type of protein that lends a hand in the folding or unfolding of larger proteins, basically building them up (or tearing them down), which then affects whether they’re biologically active and functional.

A team led by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) in the US found that cancer cells can hijack GRP78, using the protein to spread further in the body and resist treatment.

Jul 31
2023

Smoking, physical inactivity, and other lifestyle factors increase the risk of multimorbidity

In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers examine a wide range of lifestyle variables in the context of multimorbidity of chronic non-communicable illnesses.

Study: Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study. Image Credit: Amorn Suriyan / Shutterstock.com.

Jul 31
2023

Bengaluru Startup’s Robot Can Cook 120 Delicious Meals In 3 Easy Steps

Imagine returning home from your evening walk or gym to the aroma of freshly cooked kadhai paneer or chicken curry, which instantly reminds you of home. Now, what if you were to know that it was no human that lovingly prepared this piping hot and delicious meal, but rather, a machine?

From booking cabs to ordering food right at your doorstep, technology makes human lives easy. So it’s about time it saves humans from having to cook after a long tiring day at work, or at times when you’re just not in the mood to enter the kitchen.

The NOSH device, developed by the Euphotic Labs, was conceived by Yatin Varachhia, co-founder of the Bengaluru-based startup. The 34-year-old says the inspiration to build a device stemmed from his struggle of having good food.

Jul 31
2023

Gen-AI Movie Trailer For Sci Fi Epic “Genesis”: Movie Trailer

It took Nicolas Neubert seven hours to make it his living room.

Jul 31
2023

Can AI ever become conscious and how would we know if that happens?

It sounds far-fetched, but researchers are trying to recreate subjective experience in AIs, even if disagreement over what consciousness is will make it difficult to test.

By Thomas Lewton

Jul 31
2023

In a Constant State of Worry? Neuroscience Has an Explanation for Why You Can’t Shake Unwanted Thoughts

An important, but lesser known, neurotransmitter is at the heart of our constant negative thinking.

Jul 31
2023

Young Blood Extends Lifespans of Older Mice

Aging process slows when older mice share circulatory system of young; the longer the animals shared circulatory systems, the more durable the benefits.

Jul 31
2023

New Android Malware CherryBlos Utilizing OCR to Steal Sensitive Data

Beware of CherryBlos: the new Android malware that’s out to steal your cryptocurrency!

Jul 31
2023

Hackers Abusing Windows Search Feature to Install Remote Access Trojans

A legitimate Windows search feature is being exploited by unknown malicious actors to download arbitrary payloads from remote servers and compromise targeted systems with remote access trojans such as AsyncRAT and Remcos RAT.

The novel attack technique, per Trellix, takes advantage of the “search-ms:” URI protocol handler, which offers the ability for applications and HTML links to launch custom local searches on a device, and the “search:” application protocol, a mechanism for calling the desktop search application on Windows.

“Attackers are directing users to websites that exploit the ‘search-ms’ functionality using JavaScript hosted on the page,” security researchers Mathanraj Thangaraju and Sijo Jacob said in a Thursday write-up. “This technique has even been extended to HTML attachments, expanding the attack surface.”

Jul 31
2023

SMART ePANTS Program Pursuing Advanced Smart Textiles for Intelligence Community, DoD, DHS

Not surprisingly, the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), and first responders at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies are also interested in wearable electronics. With its Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is delivering the largest single investment ever made¹ to make Advanced Smart Textiles² (AST) a reality.

According to SMART ePANTS Program Manager, Dr. Dawson Cagle, developing clothing with sensor systems that can record audio, video, and geolocation data would significantly improve the capabilities of IC, DoD, DHS staff, and others working in dangerous or high-stress environments, such as crime scenes and arms control inspections. Dr. Cagle also asserted that ASTs could collect information one doesn’t notice, which would increase job effectiveness.